As the year passes on we
roll to the front to the more in steady steps each and every times the
socioeconomic scenario is gradually changing in its dimension and strength.
Accordingly the times and life style are changing, the traditional support
systems are wilting under the pressures of modern individualistic social
system and the support system for the elderly are dwindling. Thus the
elderly care needs to be looked as a comprehensive socio-psycho-medico issue
and needs an intervention designed to address the older persons as such.

in view of the withering
away of social support structure the dedicated professionals of Bhairabi
Club was take initiatives and set up an Old Age Home (Ashakiran) at
Narangarh and a Day Care Centre (Snehasadan) at Kurumpada in Khurda district
of Orissa.

OLD
AGE HOME (Asha Kiran):-

With
financial support of Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, Govt. of
India this organisation established on Old Age Home (Ashakiran) at Narangarh
in Khurda district during the year 1991-92. The home is eatering the service
need of 25 older persons. Boarding, Cadsing, Cloth, Soap, Oil and Medicine
are supply in free of cost. the love and compassionate care was maintained
in the home.

It stands beside the
main road to Narangarh Bazar and Tapang Railway Station and 2 kms. distance
from Malipada Bus Stop on N.H.-5

AIM :-

To
provide them full medicinal help.

To
make them aware self help care among them and to know them about their
frozen health.

Participation of elderly people in every work of project.

To
maintain good network with the kith and kins while living in the asylum.

To
draw everybody’s attention that living in asylum is not heinous but
prestigious.

To
provide identity and integrity to the helpless elderly.

Reformation of society and reconstruction of family.

Peaceful living in the
society having friendly elderly living at their homes.

OBJECTIVE : -

The
objective of Asha Kiran is to create a status of comfort living of older
person in the society. We rather accept poor or rich when the older persons
feel suffocated we take it as the part of our challenging work. Smile and
self confidence of the godly people upon the life is our objective it is as
follows :-

To
resettle within the family.

To
eradicate misunderstanding among the family members over the geriatric
care issue.

To
provide medical care to the needy elders.

To
promote legal help of any kind.

To
create professional group among the aged.

Nutritional support & physiotherapy.

Awareness campaign of the care of elderly.

Residential support to
needy persons of economical backwardness.

PROCESS OF WORK : -

-
Identification by network.

-Analysis of
risk factions.

-Admission
and case history recording.

-Medical
check up.

-
To know them about code of conduct of the home.

ROUTINE WORK : -

Get up
- 5 A.M.

Breakfast - 7.30 a.m

Lunch - 12 O’ Noon

Afternoon
Tea - 4.30 P.M.

Evening
Prayer - 7 P.M.

Dinner
- 8.30 P.M.

OUTING/ EXCERSION :-

During this year the inmates of the home were visited the
holy place of Kantilo Nilamadhab on 20th September 2007 and
visited Konark & Puri on 25th December 2007.

In addition to the above the inmate were visited the local
temples regularly on the occasion of observation of hapy day i.e. Maha
Sibaratri, Kartika Purnima, Durga Puja and Local festivals during the Dola
Parva etc.

RECREATION/ ENTERNMENT :-

Apart from the
religious programmes a T.V. and Radio have been provided. Excluding this
items we are showing films by video. They are allowed to attend to any fair,
Opera and Mahoschhaba in invitation under our custody. Under leisure time
they are playing cards and reading newspapers. Every activities are
regulated by routine work.

MEDICAL TREATMENT :-

As per the instruction of the doctor everybody are bound to
obey all the norms and restriction. Periodical routine check up on Saturday/
Sunday all the geriatric problems are controlled here.

OBSERVATION OF INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR OLDER
PERSON :-

Government has been consistently implementing various schemes
for the welfare of older persons at the same time growth rate of older
persons has became steady rise and in other hand generation gap, isolation
and security is felt among the older persons. Now it became social challenge
both for Govt. and Non-govt. organisation.

To sensitize the
General Public at large among the rural community about their duties,
responsibility towards their parents and honour the older persons of our
society Bhairabi Club observe the International Day of Elderly on 1st
October 2007 at the campus of Bhairabi Club and educate the older persons
about the Govt. Polices, Schemes and Privilleges local Sarapanch of
Narangarh Gram Panchayat of Panchayat Samiti Representative of Narangarh
Gram Panchayat, President and Secretary of the organisation. In this
occasion this organisation honoured to three older persons with Shawal.
About 150 older persons of Old Age Home, Day Care Centre, Leprosy Home and
General Public were participated the programmes.

CONCLUSION : -

Management of the Aged
is very complicated chapter. It always keeps linkages with the surrounding
within the peripheral changes. So only for the sound management the project
we always emphasize on day-to-day minute changes and its effectiveness of
human behaviour. For the purpose our centre pays it’s enough of attention
displaying all the vital information’s for the knowledge of beneficiaries.
Through the personal management guidelines developed by the centre every
things is going on smoothly. For the miraculous results enough changes on
budgetary items and staffing pattern altogether should be changed. Hence we
request to the Govt. of India to provide more boost to long running Old Age
Homes having brighter activities in the past. In every respect frequent
inspection is always congratulated.